Kazuyoshi Ukena

This study investigates the role of neurosecretory protein GM in energy allocation during sexual maturation in Japanese quail, showing it promotes fat deposition and suppresses gonadal maturation with sex-dependent metabolic effects.

This study identifies saITP and Gyc76C as key regulators of water balance in Drosophila hindgut via a neuroendocrine axis.

This study shows that NPGL increases body mass, food intake, and fat accumulation in Japanese quails without affecting other metabolic parameters.

This study identifies and localizes NPGL and NPGM mRNA expression in the Japanese quail hypothalamus, showing sex-specific and fasting-responsive patterns.

This study overexpresses NPGL in mice to induce obesity, showing increased food intake, body mass, and lipid metabolism gene expression.